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Tales of Graces

Tales of Graces
Tales of Graces F.jpg
Tales of Graces f's North American box art
Developer(s) Namco Tales Studio
Publisher(s) Namco Bandai Games
Director(s) Kazuya Ishizuka
Producer(s) Hideo Baba
Designer(s) Tatsurou Udou
Programmer(s) Ryuichi Ishizawa
Artist(s) Mutsumi Inomata
Writer(s) Daisuke Kiga
Composer(s) Motoi Sakuraba
Shinji Tamura
Series Tales
Platform(s) Wii, PlayStation 3
Release date(s) Wii
  • JP: December 10, 2009
PlayStation 3
  • JP: December 2, 2010
  • NA: March 13, 2012
  • EU: August 31, 2012
Genre(s) Role-playing video game
Mode(s) Single player, co-op multiplayer
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 78.96%
Metacritic 77/100
Review scores
Publication Score
EGM 8/10
Eurogamer 8/10
Famitsu 36/40 (Wii) 37/40 (PS3)
Game Informer 7.75/10
GameSpot 7/10
GamesRadar 8/10
GamesTM 6/10
GameTrailers 6.7/10
IGN No Rating
Joystiq 4.5/5 stars
OPM (US) 7/10
Play 77%
Award
Publication Award
Japan Game Awards Future Division Award
(Wii)

Tales of Graces (Japanese: テイルズ オブ グレイセス Hepburn: Teiruzu Obu Gureisesu?) is a Japanese role-playing game released for the Wii on December 10, 2009 in Japan. The game is a core product of the Tales series and was developed by Namco Tales Studio. The game was ported to the PlayStation 3 under the title Tales of Graces f (テイルズ オブ グレイセス エフ Teiruzu Obu Gureisesu Efu?) and was released on December 2, 2010 in Japan. The PlayStation 3 version was localized for North America on March 13, 2012 and Europe on August 31, 2012.

The game takes place in a world known as Ephinea and follows Asbel Lhant. During his childhood, Asbel befriends an amnesiac girl and witnesses her death. Seven years later, he is reunited with the girl who retains her amnesia. The plot's central theme is Mamoru Tsuyosa o Shiru RPG (守る強さを知るRPG?, lit. "RPG to Know the Strength to Protect").

Tales of Graces and Tales of Graces f both received positive reception in Japan. The Wii version sold over 100,000 copies while the PS3 version sold 200,000 copies during their week of release. The game was adapted into four manga collections, a novel series, and eight drama CDs. The English localization of Tales of Graces f received praise for the gameplay with mixed reviews for its presentation.


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